Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-01-07
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Ii" w"rk IN the P,nit,ntiary is
HOW r"mplct''t and it Is ready tor "ccu-
I'll. 10y tn, -. u.
Ar"ut million and un,-hili it ii
l"-> nave escaped from the i"olu III
;uc >nuAoni>h river, i'll the Last lew
Lay>.
Last Week III, steamer Yrl-jr,r lost
Il boom II lbs. containing about 2Ju.-
oJJ let, between Ut>..lady and >ka 1T
ht;,d.
The Port Townsend >awmill has
been leased iur i've wears I" the >u-
trrintcnd,nt II the Port Discovery
mill.
Wa.la Walla. Seattle. olympia and
Vancouver ar, the only cities in Wash
ln-t"n Territory supporting two Ma
sonic lodge.
Mrs.. In-old. Of Snohomi>h City.
Gavr birth t" triplct> Christmas night.
Washington Territory hcat> the world
when II comes |" biz crops.
The amount ii Old claims against ti,.
Government ior damages CAUSED by
Indian dtlrrdAtiun> in Washington
Territory and Oregon i Sl3.W0.0n.
Ii has already cost the Northern Pa
lie $1,000 - protect il Chinese Ia
t'"rc.> "n tn" Cascade branch. IT,.
rv>; nil reach $lVO.uU1 h,Iulc III joi,
4 - finished.
The signal station at Astoria is To bc
! raised from a third order to second
order station. The signal station at
Fort Candy. Wash. Ter. has been re-
moved 70 Fort Stevens.
\ great many cranberry marshes
arr being cultivated in this country.
An experienced cranberry grower
says that the ground should bc
-ravvl''l in order to insure good
cl"l>.
I'm infant >"n Il VIM Peacock. %;
Tacoma. ttll from Il high chair lately,
striking it, chin 50 forcibly that the
teeth almost severed its tongue. Doc
tors >cwcd il together and hopes are
entertained that it Will unite.
The stockholders Of the Pacific Na-
tional Bank. Of Tacoma, are talking oi
starting branch bank at Puyallup.
Ii they conclude t. extend their bust
, ness it is understood they Will build Il
brick bank building at Puyallup.
The game law OF Washington Ter
ritory prohibits the killing OF deer be-
tween the 18th day of January and
the 18th day OF August. The close
"i the season for grouse and rhcas-
ants commences February l>t.
The Kaight Of St. Michael, steel vrs-
SCI now loading lumber at Port Dis
covcry for Australia. i OF 222l tons
register and will carry away 1000 ,OOO
feet III lumber this triI,-thc largest
cargo ever taken from Puget Sound.
At the recent election II the chief
Of the Puyallup tribe OF Indians and
! four suh-chiels, the following We're
chosen by about fifty voters; Chief,
! Charley Stykum; Sub-chitfS. Edwin
/ jackson. Tom Dean, Peter spot and
Joseph Winter
\ man was found frozen near the
summit of Stampede Pass. on the 2lst
/ ult. He started, in somewhat intox-
/ icated condition, 10 walk from Tunnel
/ City To the west-side, and his body was
/ found on the trail the next morning
by Mr.. Haskell
! Eight families from Texas were
looking up land near Sidney, kitsap
county, lately, being advance agents
Of twenty other families from the same
/ State. More people from Texas are
reaching this Territory than from any
other state.
The mill men OF Puget Sound have
: formed combination To control the
hours OF work, the output of each
mill and other details Of the mill bus
/ mess. II is said that the price OF rough
lumber i To Toe raised 81 thousand
and probably other lumber and build
ing material pro rata.
Wells. Fargo Il Co. was obliged 10
suspend business on the O. t. 4 y.
roads Jan. |, and an agent has been
around to close up the offices. This
is according to the Judgment OF the
court in the case OF the y. =. Express
company ". Wells Fargo.
An ordinary prune tree in full bear
. ing will produce 800 pounds OF fruit
i'll one season. Attcn cents per pound
one tree will yield $50 worth OF fruit.
In 4 country where fruit is So album
dant rs it is here, fruit driers and can
ncries would pay dividends.
The Post MtcIliGtpcer definitely an
nounces that work will commence
on the Seattle, Lake Shore and East
ern Railroad within thirty days. A
member OF the company predicts
that the road will be running from Sc
attic to Spokane Falls in two years.
John Stone, of the upper White
river country, has this year grazed on
his farm POO head of cattle and 100
sheep. There was no feeding done to
the stock. They took care OF them
selves in this respect So much for
the mildness of Washington Territory
! climate.
/ 1t is said that four parties Of sur
veyors are At once to bc put in the
field to survey route for railroad
from Seattle across the Cascades 10 Il
! junction with the Oregon Short Zinc.
or rather with the Baker City branch
of the Oregon Railway and Navigation,
at or about Umatilla.
I The school at the Puyallup Indian
reservation is composed OF 81 scholars,
"A OF whom are boys and 80 girls. The
reservation also has a brass band COM
posed OF Indian boys Whether this
latter fact is evidence III an advancing
civilization, our readers must deter
mine for themselves.
The Seatco manufacturing companv,
which contracts prison labor Of the
Territory. has built. says the Chehalis
Nugget, and will operate, a branch
railroad from the Northern Pacific, a
distance OF about one-half mile to its